Salz is an Ortsgemeinde – a community belonging to a Verbandsgemeinde – in the Westerwaldkreis in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany.
Salz | |
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.svg) Coat of arms | |
Location of Salz within Westerwaldkreis district  | |
  Salz  Salz | |
| Coordinates: 50°30′36″N 7°57′49″E / 50.51000°N 7.96361°E | |
| Country | Germany |
| State | Rhineland-Palatinate |
| District | Westerwaldkreis |
| Municipal assoc. | Wallmerod |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2019–24) | Holger Wörsdörfer[1] |
| Area | |
| • Total | 4.96 km2 (1.92 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 320 m (1,050 ft) |
| Population (2022-12-31)[2] | |
| • Total | 881 |
| • Density | 180/km2 (460/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Postal codes | 56414 |
| Dialling codes | 06435 |
| Vehicle registration | WW |
| Website | www.wallmerod.de |
Geography edit
The community lies in the Westerwald, between Montabaur and Rennerod. It belongs to the Verbandsgemeinde of Wallmerod, a kind of collective municipality. Its seat is in the like-named town.
History edit
In 1150, Salz had its first documentary mention.
Politics edit
The municipal council is made up of 12 council members who were elected in a majority vote in a municipal election on 13 June 2004.
Culture and sightseeing edit
The Catholic parish church of St. Adelphus is a Romanesque basilica with a Late Gothic quire. Lying buried in the church is one of Ludwig van Beethoven’s grandfathers.
Economy and infrastructure edit
Just west of the community runs Bundesstraße 8, linking Limburg an der Lahn and Hennef. The nearest Autobahn interchange is Diez on the A 3 (Cologne–Frankfurt), some 13 km away. The nearest InterCityExpress stop is the railway station at Montabaur on the Cologne-Frankfurt high-speed rail line.
References edit
- ^ Direktwahlen 2019, Westerwaldkreis, Landeswahlleiter Rheinland-Pfalz, accessed 9 August 2021.
- ^ "Bevölkerungsstand 2022, Kreise, Gemeinden, Verbandsgemeinden" (PDF) (in German). Statistisches Landesamt Rheinland-Pfalz. 2023.
External links edit
- Salz in the collective municipality’s Web pages (in German)
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